Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.
be 27.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.
be 18.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 95.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 33.6% fewer children
In Paraguay, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 48.4% more likely to have internet access
In Paraguay, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 51.4% more on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sweden: At a glance
How big is Sweden compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.